Diff : Noun Modifier - Verb Modifier

[krishnaprasad.t]

I have started reading MGMAT - SC guide.
there are a number of rules which states about how a verb modifier behaves and how a noun modifier behaves.

but, my question is:
how can we identify the given modifier phrase, is either a noun modifier or verb modifier?

please help me out.

Thanks in advance.

[jnelson0612]

I have started reading MGMAT - SC guide.
there are a number of rules which states about how a verb modifier behaves and how a noun modifier behaves.

but, my question is:
how can we identify the given modifier phrase, is either a noun modifier or verb modifier?

please help me out.

Thanks in advance.

You may find some help here: many-daring-vacationers-who-participate-in-guided-t3770.html

Please read Emily's post.

Basically, just ask yourself WHAT that phrase is describing? If it is describing a noun it must be sitting next to the noun it is describing.

Look at these examples:
My cat, which is gray, likes to lie in the sun.

"which is gray" is clearly describing the "cat", plus the word "which" is always introducing a noun modifying phrase. The words "which, where, who, whose, when" set off noun modifying phrases.

I have looked over and seen my cat is sleeping in the sun, with tail flicking back and forth.

If "with tail flicking back and forth" were a noun modifier, it would have to describe the word next to it, which is "sun". Well, it can't be "the sun" that is described by the phrase "with tail flicking back and forth". What is "with tail flicking back and forth" describing? The phrase must be describing how my cat sleeps, and thus it must be an adverbial modifier.

[mondegreen]

I have started reading MGMAT - SC guide.
there are a number of rules which states about how a verb modifier behaves and how a noun modifier behaves.

but, my question is:
how can we identify the given modifier phrase, is either a noun modifier or verb modifier?

please help me out.

Thanks in advance.

You may find some help here: many-daring-vacationers-who-participate-in-guided-t3770.html

Please read Emily's post.

Basically, just ask yourself WHAT that phrase is describing? If it is describing a noun it must be sitting next to the noun it is describing.

Look at these examples:
My cat, which is gray, likes to lie in the sun.

"which is gray" is clearly describing the "cat", plus the word "which" is always introducing a noun modifying phrase. The words "which, where, who, whose, when" set off noun modifying phrases.

I have looked over and seen my cat is sleeping in the sun, with tail flicking back and forth.

If "with tail flicking back and forth" were a noun modifier, it would have to describe the word next to it, which is "sun". Well, it can't be "the sun" that is described by the phrase "with tail flicking back and forth". What is "with tail flicking back and forth" describing? The phrase must be describing how my cat sleeps, and thus it must be an adverbial modifier.

Hello. Is the phrase "with tail flicking back and forth" a subordinate phrase? I ask this because I think that due to the verb 'flicking', it can't be a prepositional phrase.

Thanks.

[RonPurewal]

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you shouldn't worry about grammar terms. the only thing that's important is your understanding of how the constructions work.
(i don't even know most of these terms myself. for instance, i have no idea what a "subordinate phrase" is.)

2/
more importantly, this is the wrong folder for your question.
this folder is for GMAT PREP SOFTWARE problems only. if you have a general verbal question, please post it in the general verbal questions folder.
thanks.